X-Men: Days of Future Past
Four stars out of five
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Michael Fassbender, Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Dinklage
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Running time: 131 minutes
Though the latest X-Men movie offers much in the way of escapist pleasure, experiencing Bryan Singer’s new time-bending spectacle of Marvel mutants also touches a sad note, if only because Jim Croce will never get a chance to see it.

There are more than 15,000 of them.
Chances are, though, if you’re reading this and you watch TV the way most people do — without missing a single episode of your favourite show — you’re not one of them.

SATURDAY
For a minute there it looked as if the NHL season would go the way of a bad sitcom.
Instead, to the relief of fans, players, arena owners and, lest we forget, those below-the-line workers who earn a living from working in arenas, a shortened season looks as if it will be up and running by the end of the month.